Chickens — Stocks in Germany
Germany: Chickens — Stocks was 156,301 1000 An in 2023. ▬ Flat
Chickens — Stocks in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Germany recorded 156,301 1000 An for chickens — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Germany peaked at 160,774 1000 An in 2013 and was at its lowest, 95,632 1000 An, in 1992.
Germany ranks 32nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Chickens — Stocks in Germany, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 96,944 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 101,716 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 101,839 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 112,544 1000 An | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 115,773 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 120,284 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 126,198 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 126,532 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 127,906 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 138,879 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 141,635 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 142,873 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 143,370 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 142,357 1000 An | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 136,927 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 135,827 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 136,530 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 138,348 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 137,868 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 136,377 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 135,871 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 132,135 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 131,054 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 128,106 1000 An | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 130,025 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 121,737 1000 An | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 122,313 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 122,919 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 121,465 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 121,270 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 106,054 1000 An | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 95,632 1000 An | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 98,400 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 101,139 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 101,139 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 104,000 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 102,731 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 105,000 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 107,700 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 107,659 1000 An | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 108,000 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 109,993 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 109,793 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 110,000 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 107,267 1000 An | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 107,000 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 114,625 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 114,500 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 114,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 114,113 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 118,640 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 121,040 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 160,774 1000 An | +32.8% |
| 2014 | 121,000 1000 An | -24.7% |
| 2015 | 140,037 1000 An | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 158,649 1000 An | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 160,000 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 159,118 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 156,301 1000 An | -1.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 156,301 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,261 1000 An, 8.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 156,301 1000 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16,579 1000 An, 9.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +32.8% | 121,040 1000 An | 160,774 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114,415 1000 An | 96,944 1000 An | 127,906 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 139,461 1000 An | 135,827 1000 An | 143,370 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 128,200 1000 An | 121,465 1000 An | 136,377 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 104,306 1000 An | 95,632 1000 An | 121,270 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,334 1000 An | 107,000 1000 An | 114,625 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,782 1000 An | 114,113 1000 An | 160,774 1000 An | 8 |
| 2020s | 157,710 1000 An | 156,301 1000 An | 159,118 1000 An | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Germany?
- Chickens — stocks in Germany was 156,301 1000 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 160,774 1000 An in 2013.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,632 1000 An in 1992.
- How does Germany rank for chickens — stocks?
- Germany ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.